2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (519+ words) The professional bodies for psychiatrists and pharmacists in Scotland have separately announced their opposition to Liam McArthur's assisted suicide Bill. During last Friday's debate in Holyrood, both The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (361+ words) A 25-year-old woman in Spain has been approved for euthanasia following injuries caused by a failed suicide attempt. In February, an appeal by the woman's father to prevent her seeking help from medics to die was rejected by Spain's Constitutional…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (420+ words) Professor John "Jack" Joseph Scarisbrick, co-founder of the charity Life and renowned historian, has died peacefully at his home aged 97. In the wake of the Abortion Act 1967, Jack and his wife Nuala " galvanised by their belief in the sanctity of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (380+ words) Faith leaders in Wales have signed a joint statement urging MSPs to reject assisted suicide. The Legislative Consent debate is scheduled to take place on 24 February. According to convention, the Senedd's consent is required for a UK Bill to be…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (381+ words) Patients should be informed whether vaccines were developed from cells derived from biological material originally obtained from abortions, ethicists have said. Some vaccines for Rubella, Rabies, Hepatitis A, Chickenpox and COVID were obtained from, and/or tested against, cell lines…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (352+ words) A staunch supporter of "abortion access" has spoken out against decriminalisation on the grounds that it poses a risk to women"s health. Writing in The Daily Express, Rebecca Paul MP said politicians must stop "ignoring inconvenient data" on the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (308+ words) A proposal to revisit radical plans for the decriminalisation of abortion up to birth has been narrowly rejected by Deputies. TDs voted by 73 to 71 against restoring the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 for further debate in the…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago  (452+ words) Christians should be able to pray silently within abortion censorship zones without being arrested, former Justice Secretary Michael Gove has said. Gove told GB News he personally believed it was "wrong to say that someone cannot pray silently" near an…...